Effect of fluctuation in inlet airflow temperature on CFD simulation of air-blast chilling process

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 311-316

  Hu, Zehua ^a   Sun, Da Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); INTAKE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEATS;

AIR-BLAST CHILLING; INLET AIRFLOW TEMPERATURE;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0035372283     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(00)00172-2     Document Type: Article

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